The second episode of Pacquiao-Margarito 24/7 premiered last night on HBO and the acclaimed series continued to give us a detailed look inside the lives of the two pugilists and their respective teams. Manny Pacquiao faces off with Antonio Margarito on November 13th at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas in one of the year?s most anticipated fights.
There were several telling moments that stood out from last night?s episode but perhaps the most striking came from Team Margarito. As trainer Robert Garcia was busy wrapping the hands of his Tijuana pupil, one of the members of the team brought in a cement block and placed it directly on Margarito?s hand. Instantly afterwards Garcia pretended to wrap the block up as the entire team erupted in laughter.
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The block was an obvious reference to Margarito?s infamous hand wrap scandal that took place prior to his loss to Shane Mosley in January of 2009. In that bout Margarito was caught with elements of plaster of paris in his wraps and subsequently suspended for a year by the California State Athletic Commission. He has been fighting to rebuild his credibility ever since.
Margarito has professed his innocence in regards to the whole ordeal, claiming that his trainer at the time, Javier Capetillo, had tampered with his mitts without his knowledge. Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach have been on the record numerous times saying that they fully believe Margarito had to have known exactly what was taking place during the wrapping sessions, further adding fuel to the ever building rivalry between both camps.
The antics from Team Margarito show that they obviously aren?t affected by the whole incident and it speaks on the care free nature t
